Rath Yatra: Deities' Adap Mandap Bije, Sandhya Darshan today
On Thursday evening, the Lords of Jagannath Temple, who are atop their three chariots at Saradha Bali, will be escorted to Adapa Mandap of Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri town.
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Puri: On Thursday evening, the Lords of Jagannath Temple, who are atop their three chariots at Saradha Bali, will be escorted to Adapa Mandap of Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri town.
The servitors will transport the deities to 'Adapa Mandap', also known as their birthplace, in Goti Pahandi. The ritual is referred to as 'Adapa Mandap Bije.'
The proxy divinities of Madan Mohana and Ramkrushna are carried into Gundicha temple first and kept in Dakshini Ghara, a special house on the temple grounds, according to rituals. Then comes Chakraraj Sudarshan. Lord Balabdhadra is carried inside the temple in 'Pahandi Bije' amid chanting of 'Hari bol' and blowing of conches and cymbal beating.
During their nine-day annual journey, the deities will spend a week at Gundicha temple. According to sources, the Adapa Abadha mahaprasad will be available for devotees at the Gundicha Temple beginning Friday.
The pilgrim town is expecting a large influx of devotees to see the deities at the Gundicha Temple.
On the ninth day of the sojourn, the Lords will return to their abode in what is called ‘Bahuda Yatra’.
